Ha!! I just got my mammogram yesterday (Holy flat tire, Batman!!!)...no mocktails, no manicure, no refreshments other than coffee, but at least the expert in the white coat kindly informed me that in the event of a power outage, the machine would release me.

Anon, I appreciate it any day that my husband does his own testicular exam.

As for the boob squishing and high tea...WTF? If you've just stuck me and a vise grip and squished part of my anatomy, I don't want to hang out after. Let's just both shuffle our feet and act all weird and awkward and I'll pay my $15 co-pay and be on my way. No need for refreshments. I've got a Mt Dew and stale crackers in my car. I'd rather be alone now, anyway.

i remember the first time I had my mammogram..Pharmacy chick is not exactly "well endowed" so I am being forced into all sorts of contortions to try and get as mmuch "tissue" onto the glass plates..(frozen glass apparently). the tech keeps pulling and pulling on my breast when I finally could take it no more I said " Um, YOU DO KNOW THEY ARE ATTACHED RIGHT??"

@pharmacy chick - try being a guy w/o boobs and then having ipsilateral gynocomastia develop for no reason. i have soooooo much respect for women and the shit they have to deal with after having a mammogram.

My hospital holds these things for employees, too. The last one even offered to shuttle you from the main campus to the cancer center in a limo. Usually provide a catered lunch but the real lure is that wine is provided.

Funny thing is, Bryn Mawr actually can afford to buy more vowels. A lot more vowels. But they like to be difficult over there and feel entitled to as many consonants as they like. Which is why I, too, live in the city.

Why doesn't it show them dressed in those cute little capes they make us wear? You know, the ones that, unless your 20 years old and still perky, the girls peek out the bottom. I like the comment about "bring your friends". I can hear that conversation now,"hey girl, I got a great idea. Let's go get our boobs smashed. We haven't done that in like a year!"

I actually have a story to this... A couple years ago I was waiting for my slammogram, and in the waiting area were 4 ladies all chatting and having a grand time. Someone asked them if they all knew each other. One said the 4 of them made their appts every year together and make a day of it. They did this ever since one of them got bad news one day at their yearly test. She said "No one should have to wait alone, not being able to leave for food, wait for the outcome of more tests, with no one there with you. We were here the entire day with her." She went on that one stayed with her, others had their exams and went and got snacks for everyone. I overheard this and was quite inspired by their "boob buddy day".

i love the reference to "slammogram" ... unless like pharmacy chick ... i am well endowed ... and they have to do mammogram in sections. so i get to be squashed and pulled and tugged two to three times on each breast. i would go for some chocolate at the end of it.a girls day of it? ummmm ... not sure ... can't wear deodorant. and i don't think ya'll would like to be around me afterwards. i always go home and shower again, getting the cold metal feel offd

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